SILVER TAHITIAN PEARL. ...

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SILVER TAHITIAN PEARL
Tahiti
Tahitian pearls are produced in the sizable black-lipped oyster Pinctada margaritifera, which can grow to sometimes over 12 inches across and weigh as much as 10 pounds. The pearl trade is regulated by the Tahitian government who dictate quality levels before the pearls can be exported - thus insuring that no short cuts are taken in pearl production. It takes over 4 years to create just one of these natural beauties (2 1/2 years to grow an oyster to the right size and another 1 1/2 years to produce the pearl). This particular Tahitian pearl is silver in color and measures 13.9 mm.

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